Microsoft Azure Managing Solutions Architect

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Capgemini’s Cloud Native Hyperscaler Azure team is seeking a visionary and technically accomplished Managing Azure Architect to delivery strategic client engagements across our Azure portfolio. This role is ideal for someone with deep technical expertise, a passion for innovation, and a proven track record of influencing cloud-native transformation at scale.

As a Managing Azure Solutions Architect, you will be instrumental in developing and enhancing our Azure architecture capabilities. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the design and delivery of sophisticated solutions for enterprise clients.

• Lead the design of secure, scalable, and resilient Azure solutions for enterprise clients.
• Provide architectural oversight and governance across delivery engagements.
• Mentor and coach architects and engineers, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Drive the integration of AI capabilities within Azure solutions to deliver innovative, data-driven outcomes for clients.

• Act as a visible leader in the Azure community – internally and externally – through blogs, events, and technical enablement.
• Drive the adoption of modern cloud-native patterns (e.g. microservices, containers, serverless, AI integration) across the practice.
• Contribute to the evolution of Capgemini’s Cloud Native Hyperscaler Azure reference architectures and accelerators.

• Support architecture strategy and solutioning for Azure-centric bids and proposals.
• Represent Capgemini in client-facing engagements, articulating the value of Azure-native solutions.

• Shape and grow the Azure architecture community within C&CA.
• Support certification and learning initiatives aligned to Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework.

• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Proven experience as a managing lead architect on large-scale Azure transformation programmes.
• Deep knowledge of Azure services including App Services, AKS, Azure Functions, API Management, Logic Apps, AI Services, Foundry, Copilot Studio and Azure Dev Ops.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native design principles, Dev Sec Ops , and platform engineering.
• Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g. AZ-305, AZ-400).
• Experience in pre-sales, bid support, and client stakeholder engagement.

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who Declare they have a disability, and Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please opt in during the application process.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service). To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

You will be joining one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies, as recognised by Ethisphere for 12 consecutive years. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini.